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Born of American parents in Cadiz, Spain, Meade graduated from West Point in 1835. He began his Civil War career as brigadier general in August 1861 eventually becoming a major general in August 1864. Wounded at Glendale during the Seven Days, Meade succeeded Joseph Hooker in command of the First Corps at Antietam, and fought in the Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox campaigns. He continued in the regular army after muster, and died in command of the Division of the Atlantic. 0000.0542 |
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Created By: |
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries |
Publisher: |
Digital Image 2011 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/752 |
Collection: |
Civil War Materials |
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Subjects: |
Generals--United States--Portraits United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 |
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